Spinach, Cheese, And Sausage Stuffed Shells Oamc

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces jumbo pasta shells
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3/4 lb ground sausage
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 egg
• 16 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen spinach, chopped, thawed, and drained
• 26 ounces spaghetti sauce with basil

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta shells according to directions. drain, rinse, and let drain again.
• 2 saute onion in oil about 5 minutes. add ground sausage and garlic. cook until sausage is done. cool.
• 3 beat egg slightly. add ricotta cheese, mozzerella cheese, parmesan cheese, spinach, and cooled sausage mixture. mix well.
• 4 stuff shells. (this is where i flash-froze half of them).
• 5 put 1 c of spagetti sauce in bottom of corningware (or 9x13 pan, or something else). add shells. pour the rest of the sauce on top. sprinkle with more mozzerella or parmesan cheese, if desired.
• 6 cook at 350 for 30 minutes, covered. cook 10 minutes uncovered.